Its true, as of March 22nd, Abi is officially 2 months old! We celebrated by going to the doctor the next day! Abi is up to 8 pounds, 9 ounces (21%) and is 21 inches long! She has been taking about 2 1/2 ounces each feed and is growing well! She got her first round of immunizations, and unfortunately, threw up most of her oral rotavirus vaccine (boo!!). Abi also had a rash on her face. Matt and I thought it was baby acne, but the doctor thought it was cradle cap and wanted us to start her on cetaphil face cleanser and moisterizer. So we started Abi on daily facials
Well, Abi was pretty fussy throughout the rest of the day. I assumed it was related to her vaccines. But the next day, she wouldn’t sleep more than 20 minutes at a time and was super fussy, which is out of character for Abi. She was starting to refuse feeds and when she did eat, she was only taking about 1/2 an ounce. The rash on her face also seemed to be worsening. We had a bear of a time getting her to sleep that night and ended up with her between us in bed (which is definitely not our preferred way of sleeping!). After much discussion, Matt and I started thinking Abi is developing a reaction to the soy formula. We also started wondering if her facial rash was excema, not cradle cap, which can be a symptom of an allergy. The best way to know is to put her on Elecare (which she cannot be allergic to) and see if her symptoms improve.
So we did just that, and sure enough, her rash is almost gone, her fussiness has decreased significantly, and she is taking feeds well. So I’m pretty sure that our little girl is following in the footsteps of her big brother and has a soy allergy (and likely a milk allergy, too). Fortunately, we have the resources in our possession already to help her feel better! I will likely give the doctor a call next week and give her an update. I also need to consult with the pediatrician whether or not we should see the pediatric GI specialist.
But otherwise, she’s doing great! Its hard to remember life pre-Abi





There are so many comments I was going to make on all of these posts, but I’ll just do it once and keep it simple. Basically, I can’t believe Eli is 2 years old already! Now that he’s in his “2’s”, he just seems so much older…this past year of C’s “2’s” have been so full of change and it’s just amazing how grown-up Callie seems at the end of this year…it’ll be interesting to see the changes in Eli, physically & everything else. So fun! And I also can’t believe your sweet baby girl has already been here for 2 months! I’m so glad she’s off oxygen and seems to be doing well with Elecare. She is looking more like you in my opinion, but you can definitely tell she’s Eli’s sister. =)